Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-03-03
At Nashville.

uut was recOnSldercu anu maze Speclal
order for next Monday prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors within four
miles of any school house, incorporated
or not. A house resolution was intro
duced providing for committee to in
vestigate Mrs. Folks bonds and bring
in a bill including them in the funding
act.
In the house, a resolution. directing
investigation by joint committee, of
the bonds of Jas. X. Polk, with view
to including these bonds in the general
proposition of the funding act of 1888.
Lies over. The house joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States SO as to pro-
vide that the senate shall be composed of
two senators from each state to be elect
cd by the people In the same manner as
the members of the house of representa-
tives, Lies over. Same-House joint
resolution directing the treasurer to pay
no coupons be clipped off in his presence.
Lies over. Samc-House joint resolution
to appoint w. A. Quarles of the senate
and A. G. Merritt of the house to collate
land laws not already codified. Lies over.
Bill to protect game birds in Washing
ton, Union, johnson, Sullivan and Greene
counties passed Bill defining the duty
of a coal oil inspector and fixing the com
pensation at 81 500 per year was amended
giving the state half Of the fees above
that amount was passed.
FEB. 22.-In the senate billwas in
troduced to authorize Chattanooga to is.
sue improvement bonds. Bills up on
third reading: The house bill was sub
stituted and passed to allow railroad com
panies to extend their lines and to change
the location of either terminus. To in.
corporate the town of johnson city and
to provide for the election of officers.
Passed. To authorize taxing districts to
buy or build electric light plants. Passed.
Directory to turnpike companies and au.
thorizing each to remove and establish
toll gates when necessary on account of
the extension of city limits. Passed.
The resolutions for concurrence instruct
ing representatives to congress to use
their influence to prevent the government
from making contracts with persons and
firms employing convict labor was con-
CURED in. Instructing representatives in
congress to use their influence to have
the cotton tax refunded to the several
states from which 1t was unconsttution.
ally called. Concurred in. Mr.. Wagner
called up the bill authorizing johnson
City to issue bonds, but it was recon-
mended to the committee Mr.. Fort s
bill, relative to the extension of land re-
demptions, passed.
FEB, 23.-The following senate bills
passed third reading in the senate to-day;
To pension blind soldiers. In the house,
on the druggists relief bill minority re.
ported in favor of relieving them Of the
liquor dealers tax for 1876. The res.
olution rendering the Hermitage to the
government for soldiers home was to.
bled. The bill to provide for an agri-
cultural lecturer was tabled. In the
house at the afternoon session the joint
resolution to codify the land laws was
tabled. The house joint resolution au-
thorizing the secretary of state to note on
the margin the date of the delivery of
bonds was adopted. The house Joint
resolution looking to the funding Of Mrs
Folks bond was tabled. The following
senate bills, ON third reading were pas
sed: To punish false certifcation. and
giving false pedigrees. Passed. To
change the line between Hawkins and
Hamblen. Passed. To give cities pow.
er over nuisances. Passed.
FEB. 24.-Senate resolution instructing
congressman to use their influence for the
bill granting pensions to Mexican veter-
ans under sixty.two, not now pensioned.
Adopted. The senate bill was substituted
for the house bill authorizing corpora
tions TO collect privilege taxes, amended
to apply to those having from 1000 to
1000 population, and passed.
House-The senate bill to pension sol.
diers, confederate and federal, not in re
ceipt of pension. who lost both eyes or
limbs. paying twenty-five dollars per
month. was substituted for the house bill
on the same subject. Passed by party
vote with the exception of Messrs. Gam.
bic, Of Davidson, Harrington, Hasslock
and Littleton. republicans, voting for the
bill and Dulaney, democrat, against.
Feb. 25.-In the senate Mr.. Sanford
from the judiciary committee, reported
IN amendment to the submission bill
fixing the date for submission to the
people for the third Wednesday in No.
vember, 1883.
House-Thc fish bill was taken up
and, after the proposal of numerous
amendments, somo of which were adopt
ed, passed. II prohibits the use Of the
seine from March 10th to June 1st, and
nets used at other seasons must have
mcshes one inch and quarter In diane
ter and traps must have an opening Of
an inch. The use Of dynamite and other
explosives Is forbidden. The violation
Of these provisions Is Unable to the extent
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